Austin College Clinches SCAC Tournament Spot

SHERMAN, Texas - The Austin College women's soccer team went into Friday evening's Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference match against LeTourneau University needing either a win or a draw to secure a place in the conference tournament next weekend, and the 'Roos came away with a decisive 3-1 win in their regular season finale to clinch a berth in the postseason for the first time since 2020. The 'Roos are now 7-5-3 overall and 4-4-2 in conference play.

The opening frame was scoreless, as neither team was able to find much of a groove offensively with the 'Roos attempting six shots to four for the Jackets, but it only took 45 seconds into the second half for Jetta Broquard to find the back of the net and put Austin College on top 1-0. The lead doubled less than four minutes later, with Samantha Reynolds finding Myles McGaha for what proved to be the game-winner at the 49:11 mark.

Austin College tacked on one final goal in the 78th minute, this time with Laney Lambert scoring on a feed from Vyla Gammer to make it 3-0, with LeTourneau getting on the scoreboard with just over a minute left to play as Michelle Olivas scored at the 88:53 mark to make it a 3-1 final.

Austin College finished with a 17-13 edge in shot attempts, while both teams put six shots on target. Kieran McFarland made five saves for the 'Roos, and Kinsey Fulks stopped three shots for the Jackets. With its tournament berth secured, the 'Roos now await results from the rest of this weekend's SCAC action to find out who they'll square off against in the opening round of next week's championship tournament in Round Rock.